Downtown Cairo Grinds To Standstill As Egypt Fans Take To Streets To Celebrate Historic World Cup Qualification (Photos & Video)

Having failed to reach a World Cup since Italia 1990, the euphoric relief was understandably palpable after Mohamed Salah’s tension-busting 94th-minute penalty hit the back of the Congolese net and assured The Pharaohs of a berth in Russia on Sunday evening.

The historic result in Alexandria sparked scenes of mass delirium in capital city Cairo, some 150 miles down the road, as fans took to the streets in droves to celebrate in unison.

For a people that lived under what was effectively martial law until just a few years ago, it was a long-overdue chance to go a little bit nutty…